Robotics beginner class with MicroPython

Make A Robot with MicroPython In this hands-on session, you’ll learn the fundamentals of robotics using MicroPython and an ESP32 microcontroller. We’ll guide you through building a simple robot that can light up LEDs and move a handmade part. The workshop covers wiring, coding, and basic motion control principles, which you can later expand to include sensors or APIs. Timeline: 00:00:22 Introduction PyLadies Amsterdam 00:01:22 Introduction Josefine Quack and Robotics at Monumental 00:11:35 Workshop Step 1 LED blink 00:15:30 Exercise break 00:39:02 Solution to pin question 00:39:52 Exercise break 00:49:40 Workshop Step 2 Motor move 00:50:47 Exercise break 00:57:06 Wiring instructions for step 2 00:57:21 Exercise break 01:09:28 Workshop Step 3 Sensor integration 01:10:53 Exercise break 01:25:27 Workshop closing words 01:26:44 Announcements 01:27:29 Monumental is hiring GitHub Repo https://github.com/pyladiesams/robotics-with-micropython-jan2026 Speakers: Josefine Quack https://www.linkedin.com/in/jquack/ Josefine is an experienced Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer at Monumental, where she hacks and plays with robots all day. As a result those robots have already built over 30 houses. Please don't leave any chocolate around her unattended.